Wheldrake railway station
Wheldrake railway station served the village of Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1913 to 1968 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.
| Wheldrake | |
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%2C_Yorkshire_(geograph_6134875).jpg) The site of the station in 2019 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Wheldrake |
| Area | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53.8934°N 0.9747°W |
| Grid reference | SE674446 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Derwent Valley Light Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1913 | Opened |
| 1926 | Closed to passengers |
| 1968 | Closed to freight |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
The station opened in 1913 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway. Just to the west was a goods yard. The station closed to passengers in 1926 and to freight in 1968.[1] The station building was dismantled and rebuilt in Murton Park in 1997.[2]
References
- Historic England. "Wheldrake Station (1048626)". PastScape. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "Wheldrake railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Elvington Line private, station closed |
Derwent Valley Light Railway | Cottingwith Line private, station closed | ||
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